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Nearly every U.S. medical school gives new students a white coat and a stethoscope.The act is part of a long tradition.But it is more than just symbolic.Medical schools still teach stethoscope skills....

美国几乎每所医学院都为新生提供白大褂和听诊器。 这是一项悠久传统一部分。但是它不仅仅是象征性的。医学院仍在教授听诊器技能。医生们必须能够很好地使用听诊器才能获得许可证。 但是听诊器在发明200年之后面临着不确定的未来。 新...

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"We have found out that volunteering is core to who we are as Americans."Heather Peeler is a spokeswoman for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS),the federal agency which conducte...

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report.When we think of threats to public health,we often think of communicable diseases.But experts say non-communicable diseases -- those that do not spread fr...

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Thailand plans to set up a center to fight the spread of fake news on social media and the internet.Government officials have said they expect the center to open by next month.Thai rights groups and o...

泰国计划设立一个打击在社交媒体和互联网上传播虚假新闻的中心。政府官员说，他们预计该中心将在下个月开放。 泰国维权组织和反对党对此表示担忧。他们担心有关官员可能会利用这个新的中心来针对和压制批评政府的人士。 在今年3月举行的选举中...

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Many Americans use smartphones for most or all of their day-to-day communication activities.One result is that people have gotten faster and better at typing emails and text messages on their phones.B...

许多美国人使用智能手机进行大部分或全部日常通信活动。一个结果是，人们在手机上输入电子邮件和短信的速度越来越快、越来越好。 但是，与在传统的物理键盘上打字相比，我们使用电子设备的速度有多快？一项新的研究有一些答案。一个研究小组进行了一项...

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United States health officials say the number of twin births nationwide has dropped to their lowest level in 10 years.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, reported the decrease.Tw...

美国卫生官员表示，美国双胞胎出生人数已经降至十年来的最低水平。 美国疾病预防控制中心报告了这一减少的情况。该中心的记录显示，全美国双胞胎的出生数量大约在40年前开始增长。从1980年到2014年，双胞胎总人数增加了79%。 但是...

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This Monday, the United States celebrates Columbus Day.The government established Columbus Day as a national holiday long agoto honor the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.It recognizes his arriva...

本周一是美国的哥伦布日。 美国政府很久以前就把哥伦布日定为国定假日，以纪念意大利探险家克里斯托弗-哥伦布。这是对他1492年抵达欧洲人所谓的“新大陆”的认可。 今天，美国一些城市和地区已经不再纪念哥伦布，而是改为歌颂北美的原住民...

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Dancing,exotic food in abundance,camaraderie -all in an ambassador's residence in Washington,DC.But this is not a typical party.It is a fundraiser for the victims of superstorm Sandy,which devastated ...